What number best represents what composer?

[kishnevi]

This seems to be too Diner-istic to be suitable for the main boards.

What number(s) best represent what composer(s) to you, and why?

Any sort of number, and any reason.

For instance,  taking my comment from the thread that inspired me to start this topic.

Actually, with Stockhausen,  one would need to answer with an "n" in the form of
n=a*e1/b +c*i

Use of a function involving a transcedental number and an imaginary number should be self explanatory.

[mn dave]

 

[Ken B]

I'd give my 0 list but Nate knows where I live.

[Jay F]

Are you talking synesthesia? Or do you want to know that Mahler is my number one composer? Or that his Sixth Symphony is my favorite?

[Ken B]

6
Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Stravinsky, Josquin, Schubert, Palestrina, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Harry Warren

Those who took elementary number theory will know what I mean.

[kishnevi]

Are you talking synesthesia? Or do you want to know that Mahler is my number one composer? Or that his Sixth Symphony is my favorite?

Any and all three reasons would be applicable, as long as you provide a glimpse into the reasoning.

6
Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Stravinsky, Josquin, Schubert, Palestrina, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Harry Warren

Those who took elementary number theory will know what I mean.

And those of us that did not?

[Ken B]

Any and all three reasons would be applicable, as long as you provide a glimpse into the reasoning.

And those of us that did not?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number

[bwv 1080]

666=Gesualdo?

[EigenUser]

Bartok - 1

[kishnevi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number

in the context of this forum,  shouldn't they be called harmonic numbers?

[Ken B]

Bartok - 1

Bartok < 0  No, no, no.

[EigenUser]

Bartok < 0  No, no, no.

More like Bartok <3 

[North Star]

Stravinsky - 8

[DavidW]

Beethoven: 32 it should be obvious why.

Shostakovich: 15.

Mahler: 3 hammer blows.

[The new erato]

e-nescu

[71 dB]

Beethoven: 32 it should be obvious why.

Ludwig one Beethoven 

[DavidW]

Karl Henning: the crazy 88.


Karl's approach to composition is unconventional.

[Karl Henning]

It's what I do.

[EigenUser]

Stockhausen - 7
Boulez - 12
Haydn - 104
Not difficult to figure out why.

Ligeti - infinity (allusions to positive/negative infinity occur very often in his music).

[amw]

Continue the sequence:

Brahms String Sextet #2
Beethoven Piano Sonata #19
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Dvořák Piano Quintet #2
Schubert Piano Trio #2
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